Archive for the '1952' Category

Film #067 - Radar Men from the Moon (1952)

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Radar Men from the Moon is a late entry into the world of movie action serials and suffers heavily from an air of “been there, done that”. Radar Men from the Moon was made in 1952, when many major serial-producing studios had moved on, but Republic was still churning them out. (It was […]

Film #033 - Son of Paleface (1952)

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Now, I’ve been a big fan of Bob Hope since the days of my youth, when the local independant station used to show his movies every saturday or Sunday morning. (This is also the cause of my love for Godzilla and Blondie movies.) But ever since then, my favorite has been Son of […]

Another Day, Another Gorilla: Day #348 - Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

Viewed December 14, 2006
Okay, so we talked about how Bela Lugosi was willing to make cheap, quickie movies back in 1939. But where did he hit bottom, film-wise? Was it with Ed Wood and his posthumous appearance in Plan 9 From Outer Space? Nope. It was with the justifiably reviled Bela […]

Film #109 - The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Viewed April 19, 2006
The Importance of Being Earnest is the first filmed adaptation of the famous play of the same name by Oscar Wilde. Earnest has always been one of my favorite plays, ever since I saw it when I was in high school. I even played the lead role of Jack Worthing […]